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ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASTROFISICA

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ASTROPHYSICS

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THE OUTCOME OF THE T-REX PROJECT, the Italian Progetto premiale for E-ELT

July 20-23 2015

Sexten Center for Astrophysics Sexten Primary School

Via Panorama 6 Sexten (Bozen)

Sunday July 19th

19:00 – 20:00 Welcome Party

Monday July 20th 9:30 – 9:35 Monica Tosi Welcome 9:35 – 10:20 Jason Spyromilio The ESO landscape in the 2025 timeframe 10:20 – 11:05 Roberto Tamai E-ELT development status 11:05 – 11.40 Coffee Break 11:40 – 12:25 Mark Casali E-ELT instrument development 12:25 – 16:30

Lunch Break

16:30 – 16:55 Filippo Zerbi INAF and E-ELT 16:55 – 17:20 Monica Tosi The T-REX project: overview 17:20 – 17:45 Alessandro Marconi T-REX: education and formation

17:45 – 18:10 Raffaele Gratton T-REX OU6: PCS 18:10 – 18:30 Valentina D’Orazi High-contrast imaging for E-ELT and other telescopes

T-REX: education and formation

Alessandro Marconi Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence

INAF-Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, FlorenceBruno Marano

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna


Sexten Center for Astrophysics, July 20-23, 2015

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASTROFISICA

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ASTROPHYSICS

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July 20-23 2015

Sexten Center for Astrophysics Sexten Primary School

Via Panorama 6 Sexten (Bozen)

Sunday July 19th

19:00 – 20:00 Welcome Party

Monday July 20th 9:30 – 9:35 Monica Tosi Welcome 9:35 – 10:20 Jason Spyromilio The ESO landscape in the 2025 timeframe 10:20 – 11:05 Roberto Tamai E-ELT development status 11:05 – 11.40 Coffee Break 11:40 – 12:25 Mark Casali E-ELT instrument development 12:25 – 16:30

Lunch Break

16:30 – 16:55 Filippo Zerbi INAF and E-ELT 16:55 – 17:20 Monica Tosi The T-REX project: overview 17:20 – 17:45 Alessandro Marconi T-REX: education and formation

17:45 – 18:10 Raffaele Gratton T-REX OU6: PCS 18:10 – 18:30 Valentina D’Orazi High-contrast imaging for E-ELT and other telescopes

T-REX: education and formation

Alessandro Marconi Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence

INAF-Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, FlorenceBruno Marano

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna


Sexten Center for Astrophysics, July 20-23, 2015

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A. Marconi The Outcome of the T-REX Project

Education and training in T-REX

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The T-REX project “plans to promote research, technology and formation activities in a coordinated way, with the aim of developing new frontier technologies useful for the entire national and international science communities”

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E-ELT is a long term project

first light in ~10 years from now

first full AO telescope, advanced instrumentation

need to develop “extreme” technological solutions

full success of Italian participation require perspective technological transfer

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E-ELT is a long term project

first light in ~10 years from now

first full AO telescope, advanced instrumentation

need to develop “extreme” technological solutions

full success of Italian participation require perspective technological transfer

It is recognised that development of advanced instrumentation must rely on researchers educated starting from the PhD level

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Education and training in T-REXWide involvement of younger generations, graduate and postgraduate students required to prepare tomorrow astronomers and instrument scientists that will take full advantage of this ~1.1 GEUR facility

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Education and training in T-REXWide involvement of younger generations, graduate and postgraduate students required to prepare tomorrow astronomers and instrument scientists that will take full advantage of this ~1.1 GEUR facilityImportant goal: “creation and formation of new experts and professional profiles of extremely high specialization”

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Education and training in T-REXWide involvement of younger generations, graduate and postgraduate students required to prepare tomorrow astronomers and instrument scientists that will take full advantage of this ~1.1 GEUR facilityImportant goal: “creation and formation of new experts and professional profiles of extremely high specialization”This can only be achieved through a tight interaction/integration between INAF institutes and the local universities:

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Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, IASF-Bologna University of BolognaOsservatorio Astronomico di CataniaUniversity of CataniaOsservatorio Astrofisico di ArcetriUniversity of FlorenceOsservatorio Astronomico di Brera, IASF-MilanoUniversity of InsubriaOsservatorio Astronomico di PadovaUniversity of Padua

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Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, IASF-Bologna University of BolognaOsservatorio Astronomico di CataniaUniversity of CataniaOsservatorio Astrofisico di ArcetriUniversity of FlorenceOsservatorio Astronomico di Brera, IASF-MilanoUniversity of InsubriaOsservatorio Astronomico di PadovaUniversity of Padua

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only for the T-REX project!

Astronomy in the T-REX Universities

University Laurea Triennale (Bachelor)

Laurea Magistrale (Master)

Dottorato (PhD)

Bologna(Dept. Physics &

Astronomy)Astronomia Astrofisica e

Cosmologia Astrofisica

Catania (Dept. Physics &

Astronomy)Fisica Fisica Fisica

Florence(Dept. Physics &

Astronomy)

Fisica e Astrofisica

Scienze Fisiche e Astrofisiche

Fisica e Astronomia

Insubria Fisica Fisica Fisica e Astrofisica

Padua(Dept. Physics &

Astronomy)Astronomia Astronomia Astronomia




Dottorato (PhD)







Astronomy)



Fisica e Astronomia

Insubria (Dept. Physics &

Mathematics)Fisica Fisica Fisica e

Astrofisica






Dottorato (PhD)







Astronomy)



Fisica e Astronomia

Insubria (Dept. Physics &

Mathematics)Fisica Fisica Fisica e

Astrofisica



INAF researchers provide a strong and

much needed support to didactic

activities by

teaching in master courses

being master and PhD thesis advisors

being part of PhD supervising

committees (Collegi dei Docenti)

Education and training in T-REXE-ELT related teaching activities in all three levels of education (Bachelor, Master, PhD)


Physics and Astronomy students know about E-ELT since Bachelor E-ELT specific lectures and/or seminars (on science and instrumentation) at Bachelor, Master and PhD LevelBachelor and Master Thesis on Scientific and Technical Topics related to E-ELT



Most important effort in T-REX is training of PhD students



Most important effort in T-REX is training of PhD studentsItalian PhD in a nutshell:

Access through open competition (concorso)Three years duration (PhD Thesis must be submitted at the end of third year; unpaid extension of 1 or 2 years can be requested)Based mostly on research activity under the supervision of a tutor (some courses mostly during first year, depending on university; participation to national & international schools strongly encouraged)Total PhD Grant cost is ~60 KEUR


PhD Grants in TREXInitial request of 7 PhD grants (only during 2nd year, in first year they were not specifically mentioned by call):

University of Bologna: 1 for OU3

University of Catania: 1 for OU4

University of Florence: 2 for OU4

University of Insubria: 2 for OU2

University of Padua: 1 for OU3 and 1 for OU6

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PhD Grants in TREXInitial request of 7 PhD grants (only during 2nd year, in first year they were not specifically mentioned by call):


University of Catania: 1 for OU4

University of Florence: 2 for OU4


University of Padua: 1 for OU3 and 1 for OU6

After budget cuts 4 PhD Grant assigned


University of Florence: 2 for OU4 (1 during first year of project)


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T-REX PhD @ Bologna

PhD Student:Mauro Patti

Thesis: New concepts and technologies for adaptive optics on the European Extremely Large Telescope

Supervisor: Emiliano Diolaiti (INAF - Bologna)

PhD programDevelopment of a laboratory prototype for experimental investigation of specific algorithms and calibration strategies for laser guide star wavefront sensing. Design of a turbulence simulator that reproduces the E-ELT optical train in order to test the adaptive optics performances of the multi-conjugate adaptive optics relay (MAORY).

T-REX PhD @ Bologna





Convention between INAF and University of Bologna allows INAF Researchers to be part of PhD Committee and be

formal supervisor of a PhD Student

T-REX PhD @ Bologna





Mauro will present his

work Tuesday afternoon

Convention between INAF and University of Bologna allows INAF Researchers to be part of PhD Committee and be

formal supervisor of a PhD Student

T-REX PhD @ Insubria

PhD Student:Matteo Genoni

Thesis: Strumentazione E-ELT Sviluppi tecnologici, strumentali ed interpretativi

Supervisor: Filippo Zerbi, Marco Riva (INAF - Brera)

PhD program

Optical parametric evaluation for a broadband HIRES at E-ELT

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PhD program


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University of Insubria allows any INAF Researcher to be formal supervisors of PhD Student;

4 INAF Researchers are part of the PhD committee





PhD program


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University of Insubria allows any INAF Researcher to be formal supervisors of PhD Student;

4 INAF Researchers are part of the PhD committee

Matteo will present his

work Thursday afternoon

T-REX PhD @ Firenze (1)PhD Student:Sara FaggiThesis: HIRES - E-ELT Science Case for astrobiological relevant targets: comets Supervisor: J. R. Brucato, G. P. Tozzi, E. Oliva (INAF - Arcetri)PhD program

Science Case for Solar System: “Origin of Earth's oceans” (isotopic ratio of water (D/H), ortho-para ratio (OPR) to evaluate origin of water on Earth) “Comets as vectors of organic compounds” (CN, C2, C3, NH… to evaluate delivering of organic molecules on young Earth)“Classifications of comets” (parent molecules and radical species to characterize chemical diversity → Solar System form. and evol.) Operative setup to develop the science case: Observations of comets and data reduction with GIANO-TNG R=50000 , λ=(0.9 – 2.5) μmAnalysis of cometary emission in collaboration with NASA GSFC



University of Firenze allows any INAF Researcher to be formal supervisors of PhD Student; one INAF Researcher is

part of the PhD committee



Sara will present his work

Thursday morning



T-REX PhD @ Firenze (2)PhD Student:Mirko Curti

Thesis: Dynamical and Chemical Evolution of Galaxies with Adaptive Optics Observations

Supervisor: S. Esposito, F. Mannucci (INAF - Arcetri)

PhD program

Science commissioning of ARGOS+LUCIFER@LBT

Extragalactic MOS Observations with ARGOS+LUCIFER

Towards E-ELT

T-REX PhD @ Firenze (2): PhD ProgramScience commissioning of ARGOS+LUCIFER@LBTARGOS is the Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) system for LUCIFER 1&2 at the LBT (3 Rayleigh Lasers, 3 Shack Hartmann WFS, LBT adaptive secondary mirror, NGS for tip-tilt correction)

Extragalactic MOS Observations with ARGOS+LUCIFER to study:Galaxy assembly over cosmic time; Physical processes which drive the relationships with gas metallicity; Role of stellar and AGN feedback

Towards E-ELT

Optimization of data analysis methods for AO observations → Accurate PSF characterization over the full FOV

Scientific Cases for ELT-CAM and ELT-MOS instruments: spatially resolved maps of diagnostic emission lines for high-z galaxies (down to ~60 pc at diffraction limit) → gas metallicity maps, ionization state, gas inflows/outflows; Z-Evolution of Mass-SFR-Metallicity Relations (intermediate and low mass galaxies)

J Band FLAO J Band GLAO Closed Loop

FWHM gain of 1.5-2 in J & H

band

First commissioning results

50% Encircled Energy within 2 pixel (0.25”) slit


ConclusionsWide involvement of younger generations, graduate and postgraduate students required to prepare tomorrow astronomers and instrument scientists that will take full advantage of E-ELT

Important goal of T-REX is the creation and formation of new experts and professional profiles of extremely high specialization

Tight interaction/integration between INAF institutes and universities (Bologna, Catania, Florence, Insubria, Padua for T-REX)Astronomy is still (?) alive in universities

After budgetary cuts, 4 PhD Grant assigned in the T-REX project1 for OU3 (Bologna), 2 for OU4 (1 during first year of project, Firenze), 1 for OU2 (Insubria)

Mauro Patti (Bologna), Matteo Genoni (Insubria), Sara Faggi, Mirko Curti (Firenze)

See their talks in the next days!

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